Cracked Up (by bahj)
Rated PG-13 (Violence and Thematic Elements)
Word Count – 30,501
Summary – Told in jigsaw puzzle fashion, follow Adam Cartwright as pieces from the past eventually come together to form his future in this story of love, courage, and sacrifice.
Valentine Romance (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam met Meredith when she was a young girl and a friend of Joe’s. When he sees her again, she is a beautiful woman with a sad, dark secret. Love, romance, finding out her secret, and dealing with her past make up the rest of the story.
Rating — T. 30,371 words
An Offering of Comfort (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Ben sat and waited as one of his sons lies in bed injured… the details within the room… the depths… maybe a revelation or two.
Rating: K (1,000 words)
Donny (by bahj)
Summary: “To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.” ~Dr. Seuss~
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 1131
Counting Stars (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Ben asks Hoss to ‘bring Joe inside’, which leads to a brotherly conversation about the one who’s missing.
Rating: K (940 words)
Toby (by bahj)
Summary: Adam recalls his first meeting with an old friend. A WHB for “The Ride”
Rating K+ / Word count: 1340
Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa – Part 1 (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Circumstances bitter Adam’s homecoming, setting him and his family on a personal quest to restore the heart of the Ponderosa.
Rating: T (46,330 words)
To Everything, There is a Season #5 – Family Ties (by MonicaSJ)
Summary: Adam and Shiloh are in their seventh month of marriage and have been busy learning the boundaries of married life and how to live with each of their busy schedules. They think the ghosts of the past are gone. The worst is behind them, In life, things can change in an instant. They think they’ve learned to compromise.
Rating: PG-13 Reader Alert: Some violence, mild adult situations
(159,575 words)
To Everything, There is a Season Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
A Misconstrued Statement (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Hoss attempts an explanation to Ben of who is coming down the street, and why.
Rating: K+ (900 words)
Pa? You Listening? (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: Written for the first Pinecone Challenge of 2014. An intimate look at 5-year-old Adam’s thoughts on berry jam, Miss Inger, and what Pa should do about them both.
Rated: K WC 800
One Candle (by Cheaux)
Summary: A tragic event in Virginia City sends shock waves across the globe and spurs Adam to return home to find the truth.
Rated: T WC 16,000
The Prisoner (by gaerwn)
Summary: In an effort to keep Paul Martin alive and well, the Cartwrights have to match wits with someone whose reality is a very dark place indeed.
Rating: T (18,800 words)
Counterpoint – Michael Rode the Butter Shore (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: Inspired by sklamb’s “Not Without My Son,” this story is a collaboration between JoaniePaiute and sklamb.
A double-vision exploration of the conclusion to “The Crucible,” prompted by Cheaux’s November 15 2013 Pinecone challenge. Although these stories can stand alone, they were written in close coordination and benefit from being read in sequence.
Michael Rode the Butter Shore by Joanie Paiute.
Alleluia by SKLamb.
Rated: T (2,894 words)
Counterpoint – Alleluia (by sklamb)
Summary: A double-vision exploration of the conclusion to “The Crucible,”Although these stories can stand alone, they were written in close coordination and benefit from being read in sequence.
Rated: T (1000 words)
Michael Rode the Butter Shore by Joanie Paiute
Alleluia by SKLamb
Captain Cartwright # 9 – All Those Tomorrows (by Krystyna)
Summary: Commodore and Mrs Adam Cartwright await the birth of their first child, but it’s a time that is threatened by danger, the ambitions of a corrupt official and petty thief, and of blizzards.
Rated: K (238,200 words)
Captain Cartwright Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.